Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24

Oi"iS hNO I""hohiP CdGuIudy.
Mr.. A. Weiss paid $500 for the
Snider property OH Main street.
The Great Bend bottling works
have shut down for the present.
Capt. Lewis has moved into one of
Ed. Tyler's houses on Broadway.
Dr. Castle returned from ClaHin
Saturday morning and reports large
prairie fire in that vicinity.
Word has been received that Tom
Kroening has so far recovered from
his fall as to be able TO go to work
again.
The young son of w. Bolinger,
who fell and broke his arm while
playing a few days ago, is getting
along nicely.
We understand that one of our
prominent young business men is nego-
tiatlng with some eastern men to put
up paper mill in this city.
The people of school district No. 4,
Liberty township, are making prepare
tons to have a grand exhibition and
Christmas tree at their school house.
At the wreck Oh the Mo. Z. road
Thursday last brakeman was killed
and the engineer had his shoulder
broken. The engine was a total wreck.
Our loan agents report pretty fair
business. Although it takes a little
longer time to get loan, there are
still plenty IF loans being made on
good security, and at reasonable rates.
Wednesday afternoon Judge Ogle
united in marriage, Mr.. j.. Friedrich
and Miss Mary Loudic, Of Alliance, this
county. The county officials were all
present, and congratulated the newly
marri ed couple.
w. NJ. Blair and VIM l.. Stewart
came in from the northeast part Of
the county and report that Clafin and
vicinity is having quite Il boom. They
are confident that Claflin will capture
the Mo. Pacific round he uses.
There is little instrumental de-
struction, called il 'nigger shooter
when in the possession of a small boy
is terror to the neighborhOod. This
little instrument is playing havoc by
some of the boys and should be sup
pressed at once.
Jake Stauffer returned from Sheri.
dan Lake, Colorado Saturday. He
met Mr.. and Mrs Fred Stauffer
who are stopping at that point. Jake
does not speak in glowing terms of
Colorado. but on the contrary says it
is very dull out there
Fire, started by sparks from a
Missouri Pacific train, did considerable
damage to DalziePs grove, in In
dependent township, Thursday last.
There was large amount of old grass
in the grove, and it is feared great
number of the trees have been killed
An interesting protraCtcd meeting
is being held by the Christian church
at the Dotson school house, Souti
Bend township. A number of con-
vertS have been immersed within the
last few days, a tank for the purpose
having been prepared at Mr.. Dotson'
house.
In Justice Browns court last weel
the case of the State US. John Wag-
ner was tried before a jury. The
charge was assault against one Mrs
Wmkler, the trouble arising over The
taking up of some hogs. All partie
reside north of Ellinwood some fou
or five miles. Wagner was fined s;
and trimmings.
The daily west-bound mail out o
Kansas City over the Santa Fe roaC
aggregates $4,000 pounds, and the
total of east-bound mail into Kansas
CITY over the same line is 5000
pounds. The Santa Fe road nov
carries nearly all the Colorado mail
on account of its trains waiting il
Kansas City for the fast mail
from the east.-K. c. Times,
Mr.. Z. j. Hills, of the firm o
Mann q Hills, real estate agents
returned last week from an ex